Why NDA projects need encrypted storage

What an NDA actually does An NDA binds the recipient to keep information confidential. It does not bind the recipient's *tools*. If the recipient stores your NDA-bound files on a provider that can technically read them, your confidentiality assumption is broken — even if everyone behaves honourably.

What encrypted storage adds Zero-knowledge storage means even the provider cannot read the files. The NDA's contractual promise is now matched by a technical guarantee.

Practical recommendations - Use per-project encrypted vaults so a single compromise does not expose unrelated work. - Share with recipient-keyed envelopes, not public URLs. - Maintain an access log so you can document who read what, and when.

How DRIVUNO supports this DRIVUNO provides per-project vaults, recipient-keyed sharing and audit logs that scope access events without exposing contents.

NDAs are written assuming you control distribution The signature on an NDA assumes that when you upload a deliverable to "your cloud", that cloud is under your sole control. Most aren't. Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive can technically be read by the provider, scanned by automated systems, and produced to authorities under valid process. None of that breaches the NDA on paper — but it can absolutely violate its spirit.

What encryption-before-upload changes With zero-knowledge storage, the cloud provider becomes a courier of opaque bytes. There is no plaintext to scan, no plaintext to subpoena, no plaintext to leak. The NDA's chain of trust stops at your laptop instead of at a third-party datacenter.

Practical workflow for confidential projects Keep NDA deliverables in a dedicated DRIVUNO folder. Share with collaborators by recipient-specific key wrapping — not by public link. Revoke when the contract ends, and the cryptographic access dies with it.